Samukawa Station (寒川駅, Samukawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Samukawa, Kōza District. Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Samukawa Station 寒川駅 | |||||||||||
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 Samukawa Station, August 2018 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Okada 148-1, Samukawa-machi, Kōza-gun, Kanagawa-ken 253-0105 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°22′04″N 139°23′14″E / 35.367719°N 139.3873°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Sagami Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 5.1 km from Chigasaki. | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | September 28, 1921 | ||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 6,822 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
Samukawa Station is served by the Sagami Line, and is located 5.1 kilometers from the terminal station of the line at Chigasaki.
Station layout
The station consists of a single island platform with an elevated station building built over the tracks and platform. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Sagami Line | for Chigasaki |
| 2 | ■ Sagami Line | for Atsugi, Hashimoto, Hachiōji |
History
Samukawa Station was opened on September 28, 1921 as a station the Sagami Railway. A freight spur line, the Nishi-Samukawa Spur Line, began operations from May 10, 1922 (Its operations were discontinued in 1984). On June 1, 1944, the Sagami Railway was nationalized and merged with the Japan National Railways. Freight operations were discontinued in 1971. On April 1, 1987, with the dissolution and privatization of the Japan National Railways, the station came under the operation of JR East. Automated turnstiles using the Suica IC card system came into operation from November 2001. The station building was remodeled and expanded in 2006.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 6,822 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | daily average |
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| 2005 | 6,595[2] |
| 2010 | 6,604[3] |
| 2015 | 6,787[4] |
Surrounding area
- Samukawa Town Hall
- Nissan Koki head office
Gallery
Side view of Samukawa Station
Inside Samukawa Station
See also
References
External links
Media related to Samukawa Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official home page.(in Japanese)